2016 2 oz Silver Daniel In the Den Of Lions Biblical Coins (New)

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The first release of the 2016 series of designs in the Silver Biblical Coin collection from Scottsdale Mint recounts the epic tale of Daniel. Punished by those who were jealous of his rise, Daniel is cast down in a den of lions for the night. His fate was not to be that of others who went before. Today, the 2016 2 oz Silver Daniel in the Den of Lions Biblical Coin is available to you online at Silver.com.

Coin Highlights:

Ships to you in a beautiful Bible-themed box with numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Seventh coin issued in the Biblical Series and first of the 2016 releases!

Mintage limited to 1,499 coins only!

Consists of Two Troy ounces of .999 fine silver.

Face value of Two Dollars is fully backed by Niue’s government.

Obverse includes the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Reverse depicts Daniel in the den surrounded by lions.

Rimless blanks with laser-engraved edge-lettering.

The story of Daniel and the lion’s den is one that highlights the jealous of non-Jews toward successful Jews, along with an imperial edict requiring Jews to compromise their religion. Daniel is a trusted advisor of Darius the Mede, but jealous rivals of Daniel convince Darius to condemn him to death in the lion’s den.

Daniel is dropped into the Den of lions, even as Darius hopes for his deliverance. God delivers Daniel from the den alive though, sending an angel to close the jaws of the lions because he was “blameless before him.” The imagery used on these 2016 2 oz Silver Daniel in the Den of Lions Biblical Coins comes from French artist Gustave Dore.

All Silver Biblical Coin Series releases are shipped in Bible-themed display boxes that include an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The coins are struck in high relief of rimless blanks for enhanced detail and visual beauty, with laser-engraved edge-lettering denoting their individual serial numbers.

The reverse of the 2016 2 oz Silver Daniel in the Den of Lions Biblical Coin features Dore’s depiction of Daniel standing in the den amidst a group of lions and piles of human bones. Dore was a French artist whose illustrations for the Bible were released in total in 1866 and had a major exhibition of those works in London in 1867.

On the obverse of all Silver Biblical Coins from the Scottsdale Mint is Queen Elizabeth II’s effigy. Her Majesty’s portrait appearing on these coins is the third-generation design from Raphael Maklouf, and was in use on British and commonwealth coinage from 1984 to 1997.

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